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SAT 5
Term | Definition |
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Alacrity | eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness |
Burgeon | grow; flourish; put forth new shoots |
Deleterious | harmful |
Hypocritical | insincere |
Lethargic | tired; without energy |
Ogle | stare at; observe in an obvious manner |
Postulate | hypothesize; propose |
Robust | strong; healthy; tough |
Tractable | obedient; dutiful; polite |
Alibi | excuse that shows sb was not at a crime scene |
Buttress | strengthen; support |
Delineation | demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining |
Idiosyncrasy | sth unique to an individual |
Libertarian | someone who opposes tyranny |
Ominous | threatening |
Potent | powerful; compelling |
Ruminate | think over sth |
Transcribe | copy |
Allay | to lessen |
Byline | the line that tells you who wrote an article |
Demur | hesitate; refuse |
Exacerbate | make worse |
Ignominious | shameful |
Liniment | soothing lotion |
Pragmatic | practical |
Ruse | trick; stratagem |
Transgress | go astray; disobey; commit a sin |
Alleviate | make less severe |
Cacophony | discordant loud noises |
Denounce | condemn; speak out against |
Exasperated | frustrated; annoyed |
Ignominy | shame [ignominious (a) = shameful] |
Lithe | flexible; supple |
Pragmatist | practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness |
Saccharin | 'Fake' sugar |
Transient | short-lived; ephemeral |
morbid | affected by disease; unhealthy/gloomy mental state or attitude |
reinforce | support, strengthen (sometimes with additional materials or personnel) |